Garmin chronograph

[czgunner]

I would say 100% that is not real Garmin. Maybe a reverse engineered copy, but not real and will have no warranty.

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[Vettepilot]

Don't ya just hate it when someone echos what your inner sense has been saying, but you didn't want to hear?

;~)

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[Vettepilot]

However, I once bought a little electronic widget from China. $2.00 with free shipping! Two bucks!

The day after it arrived, I was walking through Walmart and saw the absolute, virtually identical item for $19.95!!

And we used to think a 100% markup/profit margin was excessive...

Yes, it cost Garmin a few bucks to create the thing, but now it's being made in Taiwan for about a buck a piece...

::~(

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[Delkal]

How much is the knockoff Garmin? With a little looking you can get a real one for ~$500. I am positive you will get an error when you link it to Garmin and try to get an update. Probably even when you try to link it to your phone (even though I rarely use it that way).

[Vettepilot]

Yeah, I guess I'll save for a bit more and get one from a trusted supplier.

Man!! Have any of you returned something to Amazon lately?? Unreal!! No questions asked and you don't even have to package it. They send you a code. Take the item and the code to a UPS store, with no packaging. Hand them the item and let them scan the code from your phone--> DONE! By the time I get home, they've already given me a refund!

The only way it could be better is if they came to your house to pick it up, and brought beer!!

;~)

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[Handloader109]

If the knockoff was $100 and Garmin $500 at best, I might risk the $100. But to only save $150? so the aliexpress price is $450? NEVER

[Vettepilot]

Yeah. I just bought one from Amazon.

I am surely proud to own it!! And I will be much more productive, 'cause so many times I just didn't have the gumption to drag out and set up the conventional chrono along with everything else for shooting.

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[cuzinbruce]

I saw several had sold for cheap on eBay, under $100.00. So I gave it a try, China seller, Garmin @ $80 or so, plus some postage. Used the Buy It Now, paid immediately, then waited a week or so. No shipping confirmation, no messages, just silence. After 10 days or so, I called customer service, put in a claim. A day or two later, I had my money back, the seller was no longer on eBay. I lost nothing. Just a Chinese scam.